Business Development Director - MICE UK & Europe
Hotel: London Park Lane (LONHB), One Hamilton Place, Park Lane, W1J 7QY
AtInterContinental London Park Lane, we are currently looking for a Business Development Director- UK and Europeto join our team
Welcome to No1 Park Lane
Welcome to InterContinental London Park Lane
Located at one of the capital's most prestigious addresses, where the late Queen Elizabeth II once resided. Our hotel redefines traditional luxury, offering a blend of modernity and flexible sophistication in the heart of Mayfair. Inspired by its scenic views overlooking two Royal Parks, our establishment boasts elegant natural interiors and award-winning seasonal cuisine.
Reporting to the Director of Sales as our Business Development Director you will need to drive and develop new and existing business for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions from the UK and Europe to maximise revenue in line with the targets assigned to you. You will be able to strategically manage and develop key accounts for the hotel, expanding the hotel's existing European networksby representing the hotel at local, regional, national, and international tradeshows for the MICE market, whilst working collaboratively with all Global Sales personnel to build lasting relationships. Providing support to the sales office, solve complex problems impacting multiple departments or sub-functions. Analysing them to understand underlaying issues and root causes, you can create an environment where best practice can be shared, A team player and contribute to a professional and balanced working environment who creates pride in delivering a consistent guest experience.
You will need a degree of knowledge of the UK and European Incentive and Agency markets along with a proven track record of delivering sales achievements with at least 5 years' experience within a hotel, service, or hospitality industry. Including at least 2 years' experience of the MICE sales. It is essential that you can work well under pressure, with minimal supervision and maintain high standards and attention to detail.
We are committed to offer and provide ourBusiness Development Director with a competitive salary and a large range of benefits:
- Competitive + annual sales bonus and great IHG perks!
- Most importantly, we'll help you grow, and develop you as an individual.
- 31 days holiday each year, including bank holidays, and this increases up to a maximum of 33 days (prorata)
- We provide every employee company sick pay and life insurance
- Subsidised childcare support
- Amazing discounts for our hotels and restaurants around the world
- Discounts from over 15,000 stores - all the way from retail to cinema
At InterContinental London Park Lane, we strive to make international travel more alluring by offering a 'Slice of the InterContinental Life':
- We maintainservice of the highest standards, intertwined with local culturalwisdom and international know-how
As such, we take our colleagues on a personal and professional development journey to ensure they have the confidence to deliver the best service. We offer a range of self-development resources including personal access to the Headspace app, Mental Health First Aider training sessions all the way to financial wellbeing support. We also offer professional and career development with our IHG Leadership programmes and our partnership with Harvard Mentor.
- We're charismatic, sophisticated, and cosmopolitan
We deliver a luxury environment to our colleagues by offering wellbeing activities on a monthly basis. We organise monthly social events and take pride in fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace culture where everyone can thrive and have a place to belong.
- Did you know we're the largest luxury hotel brand?
We offer a large range of benefits to support the financial wellbeing of our colleagues; from discounts on retail and various activities over 15,000 stores; our recognition scheme where we provide monetary bonuses and praises for outstanding work; subsidised taxi journey for shifts starting or finishing between 00:00 and 05:00am to worldwide hotel room rates and F&B discounts for all colleagues, their friends and family too!
We are open 7 days a week 365 days a year and need people to work a range of shifts and days - this means we can offer great flexibility if required.
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You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.
At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law
At IHG, we've made a promise. As one of the world's leading hotel groups, we're here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected - wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?
As the world's first and most global luxury hotel brand, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has pioneered international travel since the 1940s, we are passionate about sharing our renowned international know-how and cultural wisdom in truly impressive surroundings. We all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental️ brand and to be part of the brand you will have a thirst for travel, passion for culture and appreciation for diversity. We create inspiring experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. If you'd like to embrace a world of opportunities, we'd like to welcome you to the world's most international luxury hotel brand.
Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.